Brown Sugar Soy Glazed Salmon is a delicious weeknight dinner. Fresh salmon is marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes then baked until light and flaky. Serve with a green vegetable and a healthy flavorful dinner is served! Easy weeknight meals are a must in our house. With two kiddos and a husband that is gone 12 hours a day, I NEED to have easy, healthy and delicious recipes available for dinner. I have also been asked by several readers … [Read more...]
Creamy Mustard Baked Chicken
Creamy Mustard Baked Chicken is a simple recipe that's ready in 30 minutes. Chicken breasts are baked in a creamy garlic mustard sauce resulting in a flavorful and juicy dish! Serve with roasted vegetables or over noodles! This recipe could not get any easier. I found this recipe from non other than Ina Garten, but she makes it with fish instead of chicken. I have tried both and I prefer using chicken. Lately, the chicken recipes I have made unfortunately result in flavorless overcooked … [Read more...]
Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
I think I have died and gone to lemon heaven. These Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are to die for. They are decadent, moist, dense yet crumbly and melt in your mouth. I used the reverse creaming method for these bad boys which resulted in a more dense and tighter crumb that is still velvety and soft! So I've become a cake lover all of a sudden. If there's cake, I'll eat it but it hasn't always been my preferred dessert choice until recently. Every afternoon while my girls nap, … [Read more...]
The Easiest Summer Sausage and Vegetable Salad
When it comes to making a simple side dish, this recipe for Summer Sausage and Vegetable Salad comes to mind. It's quick and easy to make, tastes amazing and is so colorful! We are huge fans of quick and easy salads in our house. Because I cook and bake, we eat quite a bit at home and this includes lunch. My husband brings lunch to work every day so I often try to make salads like this Summer Sausage and Vegetable Salad that are easy to make and accessible straight from the … [Read more...]
Orange Scones
Scones are my thang. I am currently obsessed with orange scones. I took my scone recipe and simply added fresh orange juice and orange zest. They're light and fluffy yet chewy and taste just like a fresh orange. They're absolutely perfect! Anyone else obsessed with Panera's orange scones? Other people must be because I've noticed if you go to Panera after the morning rush, they're GONE. I've been enjoying Panera's orange scones since, well, forever. Every once in a while I head there to … [Read more...]
Better Than Sex Cake
Better Than Sex Cake is a recipe I've been making for years. It's a chocolate boxed cake recipe that's jazzed up with a mixture of caramel sauce and sweetened condensed milk that's poured all over the cake making it extra moist and delicious! Welcome to the easiest and tastiest chocolate cake you will ever make. As mentioned above this not a homemade recipe. If you would like a homemade chocolate cake recipe, I have a delicious one right here! I started making this cake in college for … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are downright amazing. Salted caramels are baked between two layers of chocolate chip cookie dough resulting in a gooey, very tasty cookie bar! This recipe is the result of my husband. I asked him what I should make for the blog and he said something with salted caramel. I bought those Fleur De Sel Salted Caramels from Trader Joe's - have you tried them? I'm pretty sure that's where his inspiration came from. I should turn to him for recipe … [Read more...]
Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce
A classic recipe for traditional cheesecake with strawberry sauce that is creamy and tangy with a touch of vanilla. Basically, this cheesecake is amazing. You know, I have a lot of favorite desserts. I blame my unforgiving sweet tooth for this. I have no control and I feel like I say "this is my favorite!" all the time, but I am telling the honest truth. I can't help myself...cookies, cake, bars, pie, CHEESECAKE. It's all my favorite. I made this cheesecake 5 times. I based it … [Read more...]
Twinings Of London Tea
This post was sponsored by Twinings of London in partnership with the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Today we're talking about stuff like taking time for yourself, buying flowers for your table (I recently did this and it made me so happy), drinking tea...you know, things we need to do more often. Every once in a while it's nice to step away from cooking and baking and write about other things I enjoy in my life. Like tea. I really … [Read more...]
Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad with Chicken and Bacon
Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad with Chicken and Bacon. I don't know how else to title this other than this salad is amazing! Shaved Brussels sprouts are mixed with cubed chicken, crunchy bacon, salty parmesan cheese that all gets tossed in an asiago peppercorn dressing. Or you could use a Caesar dressing, but have you ever had Marie's Asiago Peppercorn dressing? If not, you have to try it. It's one of my favorites. I use it in my Chicken Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Pasta, too. It's … [Read more...]
Lemon Bundt Cake
Spring is definitely in the air. Well kind of...but I am not waiting any longer for it. I am sick of SNOW...It's time for all things lemon and Springy! Is it crazy that I can't wait to spring clean? God help me. Thank goodness for things like LEMON BUNDT CAKE. The most delicious bundt cake there is! This is a good one guys. First off, the batter is light and fluffy, but also thick making this cake sturdy yet airy. It has the perfect amount of lemon in it (I was actually told … [Read more...]
Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Bars
Stop right now! Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Bars are your new go-to breakfast! Ok. Glad we talked about that. But really though! These healthy oatmeal raisin breakfast bars are the perfect on the go breakfast. They take less than 30 minutes to make and last for several days in an airtight container. Grab them on your way out the door or in between getting kiddos ready for school. Whether your mornings are crazy busy or slow, these breakfast bars are the perfect easy and healthy breakfast … [Read more...]